Statesmen Beat Bombers, 23-3

The 25th ranked Hobart College Statesmen hosted Ithaca College last Saturday night under the lights of Boswell Field. A large crowd turned out at the "Boz" and after allowing a FG on the Bombers initial drive, the Hobart (3-0) defense shut out Ithaca (1-1) for the remainder of the game.

The Statesmen outgained the Bombers by a 324 to 177 yard margin. JR QB Shane Sweeney found classmate JR WR Brandon Shed twice for TDs early in the game and finished with a solid 225 passing yard performance.

SR PK Sean Kirshe had some struggles in the wind and rain which picked up in the second half, but did add a 29 yard FG in the second quarter to help give Hobart a 16-3 halftime lead. JR RB Joe Letizia closed out the scoring with an eight yard TD run early in the fourth quarter. The young Statesmen defense was led by FY LB Jedh Downey with eight tackles.

A more detailed recap of the game can be found here. I'll post some pictures (like the one below) taken from the game by my friends Jen and Sean McGlynn '00 soon.

The win helped Hobart move up three spots in the D3football.com Top 25 poll to #22. A link to the poll can be found here.

We discussed this game and the seven others that LL teams participated in on last night's In The Huddle.com podcast. Highlights from the Ithaca game can be heard in the opening minutes of the show.

I'll have more thoughts on this game later in the week and preview the Union (1-2) game by Thursday.

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!